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#美国终止政府停摆危机 00 is taking over the crypto market? After seeing the data, I believe it.


Recently, while analyzing the user profile of exchanges, I discovered a striking phenomenon - the proportion of traders born after 2000 is skyrocketing. The old players who used to frequently talk about the "17-year bull market" now have to make way for a group of young people who didn’t even catch the last cycle.
This matter is actually not difficult to understand. Different times bring different ways of playing.
The group of people born in the 80s, to be honest, is quite awkward. They caught the best time—when the internet was just rising, housing prices weren't so outrageous, and job opportunities were everywhere. But when they really wanted to do something, they found themselves burdened by mortgage payments, children’s education costs rising year by year, and the industry ceiling already thoroughly explored by their predecessors. Entering the crypto market? It's possible, but every penny has to be considered carefully, because they can't afford to lose. The down payment for a house might be their entire fortune.
Those born in the 90s are slightly better off, at least they didn't lack material things growing up. But their timing for entering society is really terrible—economic growth has started to decline, internal competition has become the norm, and the term "lying flat" has become extremely popular. Many people work during the day and monitor the market at night, hoping to achieve a leap in social class through cryptocurrency. The problem is that most of them are already burdened with car loans, mortgages, or are preparing to get married and have children. What if they incur losses? This question will make them hesitate at critical moments.
The post-00s are different.
What is the environment in which they have grown up? Three years of the pandemic, a global economic restructuring, and a collapse in the return on traditional career paths. "Iron rice bowl"? Nonexistent. "Stable job"? That's the obsession of the previous generation. They have never experienced a high-growth era, so naturally, they won't be superstitious about those old rules.
More importantly, most of them haven't taken on loans yet. Losing all the principal? At worst, they can go back home and live off their savings for a few years, or find another job. But what if they actually earn money? That could lead to a completely different life trajectory.
This "can afford to lose" mindset has instead become an advantage in the highly volatile crypto market. While those born in the 90s are still calculating stop-loss lines and living costs, those born in the 00s already dare to throw money into Meme coins, participate in DAO governance, and mingle with global communities on Discord. They don't lack an understanding of risk; rather, they feel that "not trying is the biggest risk."
Every generation has been scolded.
Many people now say that those born after 2000 "don’t understand technology and only know how to trade air coins." But if you look back in history, you will find that when those born in the 1990s first entered the market, they were also mocked by those born in the 1980s as "speculators."
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